The spring track and field season is now underway and ACS 6th-12th grade athletes have one victory under their belt, beating King’s Christian School in an April 19 track meet in Pennsauken.
ACS athletes won in every category — the middle school girls had 54 points versus 12 points for King’s, the middle school boys chalked up 62 points to 9 points for King’s, the high school girls finished with 51 points over 14 points for King’s, and the high school boys scored 39 points to 24 points for King’s. ACS and King’s Christian plan to compete in a second meet later this spring.
Athletic Director Pam Hitchner and Boys’ PE teacher Josh Clark are overseeing the development of 51 middle and high school students who are participating this spring.
There are several upcoming track meets. ACS will compete again on Wednesday, April 26 at a multi-school meet sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Christian Schools Association (MACSA). The meet is being held at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
On May 11, ACS will host the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet and school parents and family members are welcome to come out and cheer for our athletes during this day-long event that will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m.
A new Track Club for students in grades 6-12 is launching this week, with 45 students expected to gather for the first after-school practice on Wednesday, March 30. Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who is heading up the club, said ACS athletes will be competing in at least four track meets that are scheduled for this spring, including the Mid-Atlantic Christian School Association track meet on April 26 and 27 at Messiah University in Pennsylvania.
“Our goal is to introduce another sport at ACS and give our students who have gifts and talents in different areas a chance to develop and grow those abilities,” Hitchner said. PE teacher Josh Clark and faculty member Drew Carney, who has experience as a distance runner, will be assisting Hitchner in training the athletes in the club. ACS parent Harold Scott is also donating a javelin and will be training students for competition.